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The Pretty Good House

greenbuildingadvisor.com 20 Feb '12, 12pm

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Passivhaus under-slab insulation. 10 to 14 inches of foam? As great as many of us think the Passivhaus standard is, it’s still hard to imagine using that much foam under the slab. Toxic/unhealthy materials. Duh. Too much embodied energy Energy that goes into making a product; includes energy required for growth, extraction, and transportation of the raw material as well as manufacture, packaging, and transportation of the finished product. Embodied energy is often used to measure ecological cost. . Spray foam is a great insulator, but it comes at a cost. Vinyl Common term for polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In chemistry, vinyl refers to a carbon-and-hydrogen group (H2C=CH–) that attaches to another functional group, such as chlorine (vinyl chloride) or acetate (vinyl acetate). siding is cheap and (somewhat) effective, but it comes at a cost. Bamboo flooring comes at a (transport...

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@VAEnergySense » 19 Mar '12, 6pm
What Would a "Pretty Good House" Look Like? [link] via @EnergyVanguard #energyefficiency
@iEcoish » 12 Mar '12, 10am
The Pretty Good House Part 1 [link] & Part 2 [link] #GreenBuildings
@UnionvillePress » 10 Mar '12, 7am
For those who dislike the current green standards, here is a new one that came out of a blog post by one person.... [link]
@SustainablStork » 10 Mar '12, 4am
RT @rudolphwidmann: I like this: The Pretty Good House. Goes with my ideas of low-tech Green. [link]
@rudolphwidmann » 10 Mar '12, 1am
I like this: The Pretty Good House. Goes with my ideas of low-tech Green. [link]
@awesome60s » 09 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @DesignrockUK: What makes a design green & efficient but not cost-prohibitive..? - [link] - discussion on finding the right balance
@egbvictoria » 09 Mar '12, 5pm
The Pretty Good House: Finding the right balance between construction cost and energy performance [link]
@DesignrockUK » 09 Mar '12, 3pm
What makes a design green & efficient but not cost-prohibitive..? - [link] - discussion on finding the right balance
@crow_kim » 06 Mar '12, 11pm
Best topic! [link]
@econgroupltd » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @MontePaulsen The Pretty Good House: Finding the right balance between construction cost & energy performance [link]
@MontePaulsen » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
The Pretty Good House: Finding the right balance between construction cost & energy performance [link]
@EnergyVanguard » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @hesprofessional: The Pretty Good House [link] Finding the right balance, via @GBAdvisor
@Energylogic » 05 Mar '12, 12pm
RT @EnergyVanguard: I'm writing about the Pretty Good House for the blog... tomorrow, see what inspired it: [link] @GBAdvisor
@EnergyVanguard » 05 Mar '12, 3am
I'm writing about the Pretty Good House for the blog. Look for it tomorrow, but see what inspired it here: [link] @GBAdvisor
@pgutmann » 01 Mar '12, 12am
Basic guidelines on how to build a "pretty good house... [link]
@EnergyVanguard » 20 Feb '12, 12pm
Be sure to see Michael Maines's original article on the Pretty Good House, too. [link] @SLSConstruction
@Conceptionihome » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @HESProfessional: The Pretty Good House [link] Finding the right balance between construction cost & energy performance via @GBAdvisor
@ELSteveByers » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @HESProfessional: The Pretty Good House [link] Finding the right balance between construction cost & energy performance via @GBAdvisor
@VastGreenConcep » 05 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @EnergyVanguard: RT @hesprofessional: The Pretty Good House [link] Finding the right balance, via @GBAdvisor
@ELSteveByers » 05 Mar '12, 12pm
RT @EnergyVanguard: I'm writing about the Pretty Good House for the blog... tomorrow, see what inspired it: [link] @GBAdvisor
@CCGBC » 27 Feb '12, 3pm
The Pretty Good House [link]